Use the following procedure to configure an IPv6 address for a switch or stack with Device Manager.
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Click the IPv6 tab in Device Manager.
The Ipv6 dialog box appears with the Globals tab displayed. |
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Click the Interfaces tab.
The Interface tab appears. |
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Click the Insert button.
The IPv6, Insert Interfaces window appears. |
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Fill in the parameters. |
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Click Insert to save the changes. |
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Click Close to return to the IPv6 screen. |
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The following table defines the variables for the Insert Interfaces window:
IPv6 variables and definitions
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| IfIndex | Identifies a physical interface or a logical interface (VLAN). For a VLAN, it is the Ifindex of the VLAN. |
| Identifier | Specifies the IPv6 address interface identifier, which is a binary string of up to 8 octets in network byte order. |
| IdentifierLength | Specifies the length of the interface identifier in bits. |
| Descr | Specifies a text string containing information about the interface. The network management system also sets this string. |
| ReasmMaxSize(MTU) | Specifies the MTU for this IPv6 interface. This value must be same for all the IP addresses defined on this interface. Value: 1280 to 9600 |
| AdminStatus | Specifies whether the administration status of the interface is enabled (true) or disabled (false). |
| ReachableTime | Specifies the time (in milliseconds) that a neighbor is considered reachable after receiving a reachability confirmation. Value: 0 to 36000000 ms |
| RetransmitTime | Specifies the RetransmitTime, which is the time (in milliseconds) between retransmissions of neighbor solicitation messages to a neighbor when resolving the address or when probing the reachability of a neighbor. Value: 0 to 36000000 ms |